Fire cover in Lambeth

Andrew Dismore: What arrangements are in place to ensure adequate fire cover is in place during the 8 Albert Embankment redevelopment?

The Mayor: London Fire Brigade (LFB) has modelled the effects of a temporary relocation of Lambeth’s fire appliances to support the redevelopment of Lambeth Fire Station. This work provided LFB with the best five possible options in temporarily locating Lambeth’s appliances, with the best two options being Chelsea and Clapham.
The London-wide average response time for all incidents at the time the modelling work was conducted was 5 minutes and 12 seconds for the first appliance and 6 minutes 13 seconds for the second appliance. This work also showed that Lambeth’s first appliance response time for all incidents is 4 minutes and 42 seconds, and 5 minutes 27 seconds for the second appliance.
The temporary relocation of Lambeth’s appliances to Chelsea and Clapham would see the average response time increase to 5 minutes 8 seconds for the first appliance and 5 minutes 35 seconds for the second appliance. This still provides Lambeth with a faster response time than the London-wide average for both first and second appliances.